Makeesha's Inkspiration challenge #16

Morning everybody,

Its the time of the year where everyday is madly busy. So many concerts for kids, parties to attend, home parties to organise. I feel like I am living in Woolworths! I am having so many things to buy and to buy frequently too.I wanted a break from all this running around. I intentionally dropped everything and sat down to make a card.

Makeesha's Inkspiration challenge was the first to catch my eye. Here is her Inkspiration picture

Loved the colors. Very girlish. Love the hearts in the picture. I had my Hearts stamp set from Stampin' Up! Summer mini and the punch as well. Soooo wanted to use them both. Now that I got the chance to use them. I made this card for the challenge.

This is the inside of the card

Love this set and the coordinating punch. One of my favourates.

Thanks for an awesome challenge once again.

My children are having their school end of the year concert. One is a cat and the other is a lion! I am going to take my SLR with the tripod. Will see if I can take some good photos. My husband has bought a fancy flash as well. So hoping the photos will some out well. I will share some if they turn out well.

Now I need to straighten my hair and try out curls. Funny that I have a wavy hair, which I have to straighten and then curl. Ha! I am good at straightening but first time trying out curling with a straighter. Fingers crossed!

See you tomorrow with some photos and the story of how my hair turned out. lol!

Ta

Finally got around to blog

 Hi everybody,

Today is my son's birthday. He is 10 year old today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIDDARTH!
Gosh! I still remember him as a baby. Soon he will become a teenager and then the trouble starts, right? Mmm! I don't know. So far he has been a wonderful, loving boy. I think he will be like this forever. As a mother I can get to feel it. Anyway, he was up at 5.00am this morning and walked into my room and woke both my husband and myself. So we sang the Happy Birthday song at 5.00am, gave him his cards and presents and went back to sleep at 5.30am. He was sitting down, opening his presents. lol!!! but who wants to wake up so early! Aditi wouldn't wake up so early. she refused. She woke up at 7.00am and gave him, her present and card. Anyway, he has taken chocolate cake (homemade) to school after much persuasion. He did not want a birthday party either. He wanted a normal day with special family dinner. I think after a few years kids loose interest on birthday parties.Saves me so much time and energy. He gets special dinner tonight.

I also finally got around making cards. I had bought some beautiful stamp sets from PTI (Papertrey Ink) and also their inks, papers and cardstock. It arrived and I wanted to play with them immediately.
Here are the cards I made with PTI products. I have also used stampin' Up! products on the cards.

This is a Christmas card coordinating with wrapped candles, I am yet to finish.

This is a birthday card for my son's class teacher. Her birthday is on wednesday.

I love PTI stamps. Have admired them for months on their blogs. Finally got around to get them and use them. Their vintage cream ink is superb.
I also got to use the new butterfly stamp set and the coordinating butterfly punch from Stampin Up!
I am so happy that I am able to restart making cards after a long gap. Now there is no stopping. Yay!
OK, then I am going to go through blogs and see if I can do some challenges.First stop is Makeesha Byl's blog. See you soon with more cards.

Ta

Hi from Singapore

Hey everybody,

Its been very long since I blogged. Feels like ages. I had a good time in India with family and have just landed in Singapore.Monsoon was pretty active in India. Rained continously for a week that we were house bound and bored. Another 2 days of rain we would have had to use boats. Most of the areas were flooded with no transport. I was scared that I will get baked in the hot tropical sun.Thank God there was no sunshine at all! lol!
I will be in Singapore for a week before I return back home. Can't wait to catch up on everybody and all the new things happening. Missed the scrapbooking and stamping world a lot.how are you all doing? Whats news?
This afternoon I am going to sightseeing in Singapore, followed by some window shopping.

Here are a few photos from India I would like to share. Enjoy!

See you soon.

Hugs

Perth Regionals Swap 4

Hi everybody,

My last scheduled post showcasing my final cardfronts I made for the Perth regionals.

Here is the final set

Again nothing fancy. Simple white embossing of Lovely as a Tree and Occassional Greetings on a curly die cut Sand Sahara cardstock, layered on Certainly Celery and on Riding Hood Red. Love white on Sand Sahara. Sand Sahara card stock is my second favourate next to Kraft cardstock for stamping and/or embossing using white craft ink. Love the effect.

I am now in India. I am enjoying my holidays. When I get time I will try and load photos.

Have a great day

Hugs

Perth Regionals Swap 3

Morning everybody,

How are you all? I think I should be tired by now. I should be on my second flight heading to India at the moment. This is a scheduled post to show my third set of cardfronts I made for the swap.
Its a bit different style for me but I like these very much.

 

 

And here is a card made using a similar cardfront and come cyrstal effects.

I love the use of white card ink on the kraft cardstock. Subtle and pretty.

I have used Fresh cuts and Dream dr jour stamp sets, 3 heart punch, Bella Rose DSP, Designer paper II, Chocolate chip, Pink Pirouette, So saffron and Kraft cardstocks.

Will definitely be using more of soft subtle colors and white caft ink on Kraft cardstock.

Alright see you tomorrow for more. Hopefully I will have access to internet. But I am sure I will not be able to load photos into my blog as internet in India is usually slow and I will be super busy with meeting family and friends. So it will be a scheduled post again showing my fourth set.

Have a great day

Hugs

Perth regionals swap 2

Morning everybody,

I am on the flight to KL at the moment. Probably sketching some card sketches on my book.
But I scheduled to show my second set of cardfronts I made for the Perth regionals.

Here they are:

 

I worked on the kraft cardstock using Fifth Avenue stamp set and different colors. The colors I have used here are Pink Passion, Pacific Blue, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie,Whisper White craft ink, Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango. Both ink pads and cardstock. I have also used Dreams de Jour stamp cut out and mounted on the corresponding color scalloped square.I have also sponged the edges of the kraft cardstock using Chocolate Chip ink. Mounted them on the corresponding cardstock. There is one card made using the cardfront inside the cellophone cover. Clean and simple cards- my favourate flavour at the moment.Hope you like it.

See you tomorrow with another set. Until then, have a great weekend.

Hugs

Perth regionals swap

Hey everybody,

Good morning. Its Saturday and I am attending the Perth regionals.So this post is scheduled to publish today. That option is available in blogger and I am using it for the first time.

By now, I must be at the Perth convention centre meeting up with other Stampin' Up! demonstrators and doing the swap. I did some 40 card fronts.

Here is the first set I made. These are simple and clean cardfronts just highlighting the color combination.

 

 

Here is the close up of the card front.

I have used Flight of the butterfly stamp set on Pumpkin Pie and Pink Passion inks.And also regal rose 5/8" grosgrain ribbon and a punched out tiny butterfly mounted on dimensionals for added interest and texture.

 

Tomorrow there is another set of cardfronts in the post. Don't miss it.

Have a great day. I know I will!

Hugs

Watering Can

Hello everybody,

I was packing and taking print outs of the tickets when I got Splitcoast Stampers newsletter and there was the tutorial on Watering can.Here is where you find the tutorial.

I couldn't resist and so I made one too. During the process I also learned how to set my printer to print on my cardstock. I had been trying to do it for a long long time. Wasted some time googling. But accidently I  found out the setting. Wow! what a great feeling. Felt like I had achieved something great lol!!!

Without any delay here are the pictures

 

 

Hehe!!! same watering can on different angles (atleast I think I did lol!). By the time, I printed the template out on the cardstock, there were some ink marks from the printer on the cardstock. So I printed out the template on Bella Rose DSP, cut it out and pasted on  top to hide the inkmarks. I also sponged the edges using black ink. Ooo!!! I liked how it turned out. Love it. Thanks for the tutorial Helli!

OK, I have to go pick kids from school.It time already!

You have a great day

Hugs